Tracy Okubo

Tracy Hanayo Okubo was an American public health analyst and Republican Party politician.

Biography
Tracy Okubo was born in Hawaii to a family of Japanese descent, and she received a bachelor's degree in US History from the University of Hawaii. Okubo worked as a legislative aide to congresswoman Patsy Mink (D-HI) before going on to work as the Senior Policy Advisor and Legislative Liaison to the Director of the Hawaii Department of Human Services. In 2004, she attempted to run for the newly redrawn 25th district of the Hawaii House of Representatives as a Republican Party candidate, but she was defeated by future Senator Brian Schatz. In 2009, Governor Lara Lingle appointed her to serve on the Hawaii Health Planning Council, and Okubo came to work for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and for the Office of Standards and Technology as a public health analyst in Washington DC.